2021 SOUTH AFRICAN CAR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The Top 23 Finalists for the South African Car of the Year has been announced – and what a line-up it is!Besides the overall winner’s crown, the Finalists can also win one of nine categories: Budget, Compact, Family Compact, Family, Premium, Performance, New Energy, Adventure SUV and Double Cab. The final category, Luxury, has no contenders.

The most competitive category will be our Compact Family with 6 Finalists: the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Mazda CX-30, Peugeot 2008, Toyota Corolla Sedan and Volkswagen T-Roc. The Budget category has the Hyundai Grand i10, Suzuki S-Presso and the Toyota Starlet going head-to-head and our Compact category has the Hyundai Venue, Opel Corsa and Suzuki Vitara Brezza vying for top honours. The Family category includes the Volkswagen Caravelle which is an interesting Finalist that has proven extremely popular. Hyundai and Toyota each have an impressive 4 models that made the Finalist list. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Suzuki have 2 Finalists each and Audi, BMW, Kia, Land Rover, Opel, Peugeot have one Finalist each.

The Car of the Year committee is extremely pleased with the variety of vehicles that made the Finalist round and our jury panel of experts from the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) has a tough task ahead of them.

The final round of scoring will commence shortly and continue until 11 June 2021, where far more detailed scoring will be done on the vehicles. The SAGMJ and the Car of the Year committee wish all contenders good luck. The Category Winners and Overall SA Car of the Year Winner will be announced on 26 June 2021.